David Kalas, who shot the video, told KATU he was helping a friend film parts of the coast with his drone when they noticed a group of about eight people trying to push the pedestal down.

The Oregonian/OregonLive initially reported that the sandstone formation at Cape Kiwanda collapsed, and state park officials initially said they didn't believe it was destroyed by people.

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The sandstone pedestal was popular among visitors, who often climbed it for pictures. It was located in a part of the park that is technically off-limits, after six people died on the nearby cliffs over the last two years.

Oregon Live reported that the formation was similar to one intentionally toppled by two former Boy Scout leaders in Utah's Goblin Valley State Park in 2014. A judge sentenced those men to a year of probation and more than $2,000 in fines.